DeepSeek DeepSeek V3.1 vs OpenAI o3 — side-by-side specs.
DeepSeek DeepSeek V3.1 | OpenAI o3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | DeepSeek | OpenAI |
| Release date | Aug 21 2025 | Apr 16 2025 |
| Model type | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | — | — |
Context window | — | — |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | o3 shipped 127 days before DeepSeek V3.1 | |
DeepSeek V3.1 and o3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. o3 shipped 127 days before DeepSeek V3.1, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
DeepSeek V3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model; o3 is proprietary.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — DeepSeek V3.1 and o3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.